Longhorn Steakhouse

Prior to traveling to Indianapolis we decided that after a wonderful anniversary dinner at our local Longhorn that this was one restaurant we definitely wanted to go to while on our mini-vacation.

So we got into town Friday evening, checked into our room, and freshened up for dinner. Luckily, we only had maybe a ten minute drive to Longhorn and as we pulled into the parking lot I immediately noticed a lot of cars and thought it would be a long wait. We go in and the hostess informs us that it's about a ten minute wait, gives us this little handheld buzzer thing, and asks us to have a seat. Not even five minutes later it vibrates indicating our table is ready. We get a cozy booth and immediately begin looking at the menu. Shortly after, the waitress arrives to get our drink orders while we continue to look at the menu. As she returns we place our orders of the Texas tonion, Longhorn Porterhouse(cooked medium well) with a sweet baked potato, and the Outlaw Ribeye(cooked medium rare) with a sweet baked potato.

The Texas tonion was okay but nothing special. My Outlaw Ribeye was pretty juicy and cooked properly. However, my boyfriend's Porterhouse was not good and was overcooked(to the point of it looking well done). Luckily, he's not the type to ever send food back though because our server didn't even check on us once after dropping the food off to ensure everything was okay.

I guess as someone who has previously served I'm judgemental on how other servers are and it really does irritate me when service is not what it should be. I understand it can be overwhelming and that you may be busy, but what if my boyfriend did want to send his food back and you waited 20-30 minutes before coming to check on us??

Of course we ended up being full by the time we left and our bill was $60-give or take.

While we truly enjoy the steaks at Longhorn, the seasonings that they use do not like our stomachs :(

Atmosphere is nice. Big booths and the tables seemed to be okay. The staff was very helpful when I requested to be changed to a booth inside of a 4-top in the middle of the room. A booth was cleaned right away, and voila! we were seated. WIne selection is minimal, maybe one or two of a few varieties. I got the Zinfandel and it was pretty tasty. My boyfriend got a Sierra Nevada and the beer glasses were pretty neat. My one complaint was that it seemed to take almost 10 minutes to get a glass of one and a tap beer from the bar. We started with salads, which were pretty standard fare, but none the less, still delicious. They have a pretty good Ranch dressing, and the French was not bad either. Our entrees came just as we were finishing our salads, which was fine by me. I got a ribeye, which was cooked perfectly and was delicious. The side of veggies I chose however left a lot to be desired. Simply steamed to mushiness, with no seasoning at all. My boyfriend got a sirloin steak with cedar plank shrimp. The shrimp were delicious and you could really taste the smokiness of the cedar plank. All in all a good experience and I would go back again. Our server as excellent as well.